Julie Bindel, a feminist writer and campaigner on violence against women, said Hoare should give the money to rape victims' support groups.

"He has made a dreadful impact on somebody's life and he should show he has seen the errors of his ways," she said.

'Inexcusable'

Hoare's brother Rhys Owen, a hospital night porter, said he hoped the money would keep his brother away from crime.

"I'm not going begging for any money. Hopefully he will sort himself out with his money and it will keep him on the straight and narrow," he said.

Mr Owen, who has rarely seen his brother in 20 years, said he was sorry that Hoare's victims would have to suffer his crimes being "raked up again".

He said: "One of the victims was 60 and she must be in her 80s now if she's still alive.
"It must be hard for her having to read all this again. What my brother did was inexcusable."

National Lottery operator Camelot said it could not confirm or deny the names of Saturday's Lotto Extra winners.

A spokeswoman said: "We had three Lotto Extra winners and one lottery winner. One of the Lotto Extra winners has still not claimed.

"The other winners were all no-publicity winners, so we are unable to release any details about them."

Hoare is not the first lottery winner to be serving time.

Former dustman Michael Carroll, 21, of Downham Market, Norfolk, who won a £9.7 million jackpot, was jailed last month for five months for various drugs offences after he breached a drugs testing and treatment order.